Birth of John the Baptist Foretold “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,78 because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us[h] from on high79 to…
Category: Artemisia Gentileschi
Artemisia Gentileschi: Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (1638–39)
“As a self-portrait the painting is particularly sophisticated and accomplished. The position in which Artemisia has portrayed herself would have been extremely difficult for the artist to capture, yet the work is economically painted, with very few pentiments. In order to view her own image she may have arranged two mirrors on either side of…
At Sunnyside - Where Truth and Beauty Meet 